Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
A bug in Outlook opens the door for a classic phishing attack method: A bug in Outlook left it open to a phishing attack that relies on mixing characters from different alphabets. What you need to know Microsoft Outlook has an issue causing it to display spoofed email …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Outlook exposed to old-school phishing attacks due to bug: People recently discovered a bug in Microsoft Outlook that would allow threat attackers to imitate a person from someone’s contacts.: “Phishing” – BingNews
IRS sees surge in scams tied to economic impact payments: Phishing scams attempt to mirror legitimate IRS communications with the goal of convincing unsuspecting taxpayers to enter personal information or submit a payment. This information is then exploited …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Phishing alert: Don’t fall for these scams: The page claims South African citizens earning R4,000 or less a month could apply to submit their details on a Google Sites website, which is likely a phishing scam. The Department of Human …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Chrome 93 rolls out on Android, iOS, and desktop: Here’s what’s new:: Google, Inc. has launched a new version of Chrome 93. The update introduces enhanced site security controls to assist you in tracking site permissions and support Chrome actions.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Germany Accuses Russia of Election Interference: “Germany has accused Russia of launching a spate of cyber attacks on politicians amid suspicions that Moscow is interfering in this month’s election to decide who succeeds Angela Merkel as chancellor, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Outlook shows real person’s contact info for IDN phishing emails: And it turns out Microsoft Outlook is no exception, but the problem just got worse: emails originating from a lookalike domain in Outlook would show the contact card of a real person, who is actually …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Case Study: How odix Protects Clariter from Email Malware: When attackers compromise a business email account, the average total cost of that data breach is $ 5.01 million. Phishing and social engineering are huge security problems for organizations, and they …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Beware of Windows 11 Alpha: A new malware campaign targeting users: If a user doesn’t suspect anything fishy and performs the steps, then that will activate code, which will further allow threat actors to steal people’s financial information.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bill protecting consumers from skimming, phishing pushed in Senate: Senator Grace Poe is pushing the passage of a bill that would protect consumers against cybercimes such as skimming and phishing. Poe filed Senate Bill No. 2380, or the proposed “Bank Account, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Make use of AVS Codes – Again another safety protocol through which you can verify if the billing address provided by the customer is the same as what the card issuer has on their file. Although a difference in the billing address does not necessarily mean a scam attempt but it should alert you to be more careful with this individual.